Department of Education / Department of Education / Work Placement Coordination Program 2021-2025 - DoE224710833 - DoE224710833

Contract Award Notice ID DoE224710833

Publish Date 1-Dec-2020

Category Educational services

Agency Department of Education - Corporate

Particulars of the goods or services to be provided under this contract

Provision of coordination services for mandatory Higher School Certificate (HSC) Vocational Education and Training (VET) work placements from 2021 to 2025 covering the three education sectors: NSW government schools, Catholic schools NSW and NSW independent schools.

Suppliers will be required to support and coordinate mandatory work placements for students undertaking Higher School Certificate (HSC) Industry Curriculum Framework Vocational Education and Training (VET) courses and HSC Board Endorsed Courses (BEC) VET courses.

This involves working with schools, externally delivered Vocational Education and Training (EVET) providers (including TAFE NSW Institutes) and employers to provide eligible students with appropriate industry placement opportunities. Management of student work placements is required for each of the 16 service regions across the state of NSW.

Original Contract Duration 1-Jan-2021 to 31-Dec-2023

Amended Contract Duration 1-Jan-2021 to 31-Dec-2025

This Contract Award Notice relates to an agreement with 14 other contractor/s; follow links below for details:

Total Contract Period 1-Jan-2021 to 31-Dec-2025

Sutherland BEN (Business Education Network) Incorporated
88 710 492 104
1-Jan-2021 to 31-Dec-2025
$6,497,768.19

Blue Mountains, Hawkesbury & Penrith Schools Industry Partnership Inc
76 797 692 050
1-Jan-2021 to 31-Dec-2025
$6,131,191.84

Macarthur Workplace Learning Program Inc
41 247 530 091
1-Jan-2021 to 31-Dec-2025
$6,597,217.92

Fairfield Business Education PArtnership Incorporated
45 399 482 621
1-Jan-2021 to 31-Dec-2025
$5,781,961.37

The Skill Engineer Limited
96 636 273 017
1-Jan-2021 to 31-Dec-2025
$5,251,466.42

Illawarra Schools Workplace Learning Program Incorporated
23 139 481 124
1-Jan-2021 to 31-Dec-2025
$5,161,267.83

COMPACT Incorporated
61 315 274 859
1-Jan-2021 to 31-Dec-2025
$4,361,044.36

Queanbeyan Enterprise Centre Inc.
19 367 650 049
1-Jan-2021 to 31-Dec-2025
$1,734,588.42

Macquarie Darling Work Placement Incorporated
26 189 442 391
1-Jan-2021 to 31-Dec-2025
$6,134,661.03

Careers Network nc
74 922 834 772
1-Jan-2021 to 31-Dec-2025
$3,376,665.45

Mid Coast Connect Incorporated
88 167 914 581
1-Jan-2021 to 31-Dec-2025
$3,431,015.89

Network for Educational Workplacements Incorporated
56 909 069 675
1-Jan-2021 to 31-Dec-2025
$3,825,345.65

Youth Express Association Incorporated
23 693 386 194
1-Jan-2021 to 31-Dec-2025
$3,234,429.20

Parramatta Schools Industry Partnership Inc
13 979 402 668
1-Jan-2021 to 31-Dec-2025
$6,151,428.70

Contract Award Notice Details

Contractor Name Connect Northern Rivers Inc.
ACN 548380830
ABN 78 548 380 830
Is an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander owned business No
Street Address 147-149 Keen Street
Town/City Lismore
State/Territory NSW
Postcode 2480
Country AUSTRALIA

Related RFT ID
DoE224710833

Other private sector entities involved in, with an interest in or benefiting from this contract

Not Applicable

Estimated amount payable to the contractor (including GST)

$2,717,007.00 (Goods or services supplied)

Amended estimated amount payable to the contractor (including GST)

$5,107,784.68 (Goods or services supplied)

Any provisions for payment to the contractor for operational or maintenance services

Not Applicable

Method of Tendering

Open

Description of any provision under which the amount payable to the contractor may be varied

Not Applicable

Description of any provisions under which the contract may be renegotiated

Not Applicable

Summary of the criteria against which the various tenders were assessed

Evaluation Criteria	Weighting
Delivery of Program Outcomes Within Funding Allocation	25%
Nominated Personnel Role, Qualifications, Skills and Experience	10%
Small and Medium Enterprise Participation & Sustainability	15%
Understanding of Curriculum and Workplace Learning Policies/Requirements	10%
Understanding of Local Business and Industry	20%
Understanding of Local Schools and EVET Providers	20%

Contract Contains Agency 'PiggyBack' Clause

Industrial Relations Details for this Contract

Name of Sub-contractors (incl. ABN & ACN)

Not Applicable

Applicable Industrial Instruments

Not Applicable

Location of Work

Service Region M

NSW Industrial Relations inspectors routinely audit the employment records of contractors and sub-contractors to all NSW Government contracts. The results of these inspections are published on the NSW Industrial Relations website.

Agency Contact PSTenders

Phone Number 00000000

Email Address pstenders@det.nsw.edu.au

Other Information

Total of 15 contract awards across Service Regions A to P. Service Regions j and K awarded to the same supplier.